Discover our school programs for early childhood, primary and secondary students. Our programs focus on connecting students with wildlife and include fun, interactive experiences and direct curriculum links.

We are a not-for-profit conservation organisation dedicated to fighting wildlife extinction. We do this through breeding and recovery programs for threatened species and by working with visitors and supporters to reduce threats facing endangered wildlife.

We are thrilled to announce that National Geographic photographer and founder of The Photo Ark, Joel Sartore, is returning to Australia this month to continue his work on The Photo Ark and attempt to photograph the elusive Leadbeater’s Possum at Healesvi

Sadly Zoos Victoria witnessed a monumental extinction event. In 2009, our research scientists unknowingly recorded the final calls of the Christmas Island Pipistrelle, a small bat. This is a sound that still haunts staff and is an eerie reminder of how isolated and rapid extinction really is.